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TODAY G5 SUNDAY 61012 flVJj- EiffiBi5EJgsflEj3S3H EBTPMMFJ3BMjEWajffK mmmm COURTESY KITV Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Robert "Lucky" Luck, pictured in the middle with a microphone, hosted "The Lucky Luck Show" on KHVH television (now KITV) in the early 1960s. Below, Luck holds a Mahalo recording of his "Kanaka Christmas." mWmm MCWHORTER LOOKING BACK Hawaii. When he saw an ad in the newspaper for Club Pago Pago, he was glad to immerse himself once again in the Samoan culture he had fallen in love with. He also fell in love with the club owner's daughter, Ruth Kenison. They eventually married and had three sons.

In 1946 Luck decided to get back into radio and was hired by KGU, and from there he went on to KPOA, where he became a colleague of Hal "Aku" Lewis, Isle TV, radio uplifted by the best of Luck filled with comedy, music and dancing. Luck also kept himself busy entertaining tourists and locals alike at the Queen's Surf with Jesse Kalima. "We would go grocery shopping together, and it would take two hours," said son Rob Luck, a 1965 Puna-hou graduate and now Oregon resident. "People would come up to him, and he would always take the time to talk with everyone." Luck also had successful morning radio shows at KHVH and KULA. On KHVH television (now Pearl Highlands Stadium 12 1000 Kamehameha Highway 1-800-FANDANGO K1717 PROMETHEUS (R) ID REQ'D (1245 355)715 1015 MADAGASCAR 3 (PG) ft 145 21 0) 435 700 925 MADAGASCAR 3 IN REAL 3D EVENT PRICING (PG) (1230 250)510 730 955 PROMETHEUS IN REAL 3D EVENT PRICING (R)-ID REQ'D (1100155)450 745 1045 SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (PG-13) (1 135 1 235 245 345) 635 735 935 1 035 MEN IN BLACK 3 (PG-13) (1130 205)445 725 1005 CHERNOBYL DIARIES (R) -ID REQ'D (335 PM) 1025 PM MEN IN BLACK IN REAL 3D EVENT PRICING (PG-13) (315 PM) 1035 PM WHATTO EXPECT WHEN YOUR EXPECTING (PG-13) (1250 PM) 625 PM BATTLESHIP (PG-13) (100)405 740 1040 THE DICTATOR (R) ID REQ'D (1230 330)7501010 MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS (DIGITAL) (PG-13 (1115 230) 640 1 000 marvel's the avengers IN REAL 3D EVENT PRICING (PG-13) (1200 PM) 710 PM Windward Stadium 10 Windward Mall 1-800-FANDANGO J1719 Adv.

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In 1965, Luck returned to KGU as Aku de Hum Like so many others of his generation, Luck was inspired by the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor to enlist in the Marines. In February 1942 he was sent to Samoa as part of the 1st Marine Division. Luck quickly learned the Samoan language so well that he was made an interpreter. He eventually became a lieutenant and was One of the most beloved local entertainers on radio and television during the 1950s and 1960s was Lucky Luck.

This month we look back at his popularity and talk to some people who knew him well. Robert Melvin Luck was born in Waco, Texas, in 1918. His father ran a traveling carnival, but his family settled in St. Louis so the young Luck could have a more stable environment. While attending high school, Luck sang in the glee club with future Hawaii Gov.

Bill Quinn. Luck earned a football scholarship to the University of Alabama, but his true desire was to give radio a try. By exaggerating his experience, he was able to get a sportscaster job at WPAD in Paducah, Ky. The station mv IH'H ffflllMlilfflISM STAR-ADVERTISER DEC 4. 1959 STA WA I XC I TAN placed in charge of a Samoan village of 200 residents as well as Samoan Marines.

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When Luck rejoined KGU, he also had his own popular television shows on KONA (now KHON), appearing on the station's inaugural broadcasts in 1953. At one time Luck had three television programs on the air, including an early morning cartoon show he hosted and a daily afternoon kid's show called "Lucky's Keiki Time." His Sunday evening show, "Lucky's Lanai," was an hourlong variety program MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST Excellent Rates on Both Conventional and Jumbo Loans FHA Streamline No Appraisal or Documentation Required WANTED 3D mm (12:20, No Closing Cost Options 2:35 4:50, :05, 9:20 PROMETHEUS 3D (12:45, parted for KGMB. In May 1967 Luck joined KCCN radio and its all-Hawaiian-music format. "Lucky Luck is the man who made early Hawaii TV and radio sing, laugh and occasionally cry for joy," said Bob Basso, who worked with him there. "He had pioneering contributions to the real spirit of aloha, and no one personified it more car-ingly than Lucky.

He was a happy, positive guy, everybody's uncle. I loved Lucky. He was a great part of my life." Luck's popularity led him to do commercials for Young Laundry, Leonard's Bakery and Lucky Lager Beer. He also wrote Hawaiian cookbooks and recorded Hawaiian music albums. His local television success helped earn Luck movie roles in "The Devil at 4 O'clock," "Blue Hawaii" with Elvis Presley and "Kona Coast." He even had his own feature film, "Unlucky Luck," in 1963, along with appearing in nearly a dozen episodes of "Hawaii Five-0" as well as on "McCloud" and "The Brian Keith Show." In the early 1970s, Luck moved to Anchorage to work for KHAR radio, but he returned to Honolulu for a few years before finally settling in Las Vegas.

"He had a gift for language and an ability to absorb culture, which really gave him a feel for the local culture. People here appreciated his sincerity and generosity," said Rob Luck. Luck died of cancer in Las Vegas on Feb. 11, 1977. His longtime friend the Rev.

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